Prep Golf: Freeport boys hope to climb 1 spot in NIC-10 tourney

Freeport (3-6 in conference duals) would like to pass Guilford (4-5) and move up one spot in the NIC-10 boys golf tournament today and Saturday at Atwood.

Matt Trowbridge

Freeport (3-6 in conference duals) would like to pass Guilford (4-5) and move up one spot in the NIC-10 boys golf tournament Friday and Saturday at Atwood.

“There are only nine varsity teams with Jefferson not having one; that takes one of the teams out that we would have had a chance of beating,” coach Matt Gallie said. “To stay where we’re at, which is in seventh place, or move up a spot to sixth would be a good realistic goal.”

“They are separated by one shot — total — for the whole year, and they have both played in everything; five tournaments and 11 duals,” Gallie said. “Collin has been struggling with his putting. He is a good ball-striker. If he can avoid the three-putts, he should be in good shape.”

Freshman Ian McLain is Freeport’s No. 3 golfer.

“He has got to avoid the big hole,” Gallie said. “If he just stays away from the 8s and 9s, he’s got a good enough short game, he never gets in too much trouble.

“We’ve been struggling (as a team). Just when one guys starts to come around, another one starts to lose his game a bit. We’re just looking to get at least four guys playing well this weekend and beyond.”

Girls
Boylan is a shoo-in to win its eighth consecutive NIC-10 girls title Friday and Saturday at Ingersoll, but Freeport has a shot at placing second.

“We’ve been within 10 strokes of every other team, positive or negative, and opened in the 230s and are doing a lot better toward the end of the season, down as low as 206,” coach Jennifer Slaght said. “It would be nice to set a team best for the season on one or both of the days. With bad weather expected, it could be survival golf.”